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Inquiry slams refugee centre
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – The Australian government should speed up the removal of all asylum seeker children and their families from the Nauru detention centre, a Senate inquiry has recommended.
Mysteries surround land deal
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is a mystery that both the PM (who is a lawyer) and Crown Law do not realise that only the court can investigate and decide who the landowners are when dealing with land matters.
Toilet closure needs an explanation
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to publicly invite the chief executive or the property manager, or the chairman of the board of Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC), to please explain why the ladies toilets at Raro Fried Chicken, on the Avarua wharf, was locked on Friday and Saturday nights this past weekend.
Sheraton site under negotiation
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Local
Negotiations between the landowner and developer of the derelict Sheraton Hotel are continuing in the hope that the Vaimaanga eyesore can soon be transformed into a five-star resort.
Judgement looms for tax protestors
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Politics
A judgement will ultimately have to be made as to how long Cook Islands tax officials can keep trying to work with pensioners who steadfastly refuse to comply with the law and pay tax on their New Zealand superannuation payments, says Financial Secretary Richard Neves.
Ben's ready to be first to swim across the Pacific
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
AUSTIN – Ben Lecomte is the first person ever to free swim across the Atlantic Ocean without the aid of flotation. In 1998, when Lecomte emerged from the Atlantic in north west France, his first words were “Never again!” to swimming such a large distance.
Turepu defends HOM action
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Politics
Minister of the Environment Kiriau Turepu has defended criticism of his office’s handling of the departure of a senior and long-serving public servant.
Historic win for the Cooks
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Football
It was a historic day for the Cook Islands football side in the 2018 FIFA World Cup stage one qualifiers in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
PNG drought crisis worsening
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Drought and frosts have wiped out subsistence crops in Papua New Guinea’s highland areas, where villagers are facing months without food if they do not receive help.
Dissidents 'will be crushed'
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has promised to jail dissidents for “many years” – including those based overseas – that he claimed were plotting to overthrow his government amid reports of attempts in the Pacific nation to set up a breakaway state.
'Patrolling' troops spark rumours
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
TAVUA – The usually quiet northern Fiji town of Tavua was abuzz with soldiers dressed in full military gear, some carrying rifles who stopped over to shop on Thursday.
Demos slam PM's 'favours'
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Politics
From the still-raging Pacific Schooners debacle to the Manihiki land compensation scandal, Democratic Party leader William ‘Smiley’ Heather says he has plenty of questions for Prime Minister Henry Puna.
Church petitions against death penalty
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is lobbying for supporters to sign a petition opposing the death penalty.
PM: 'There's no poverty in Samoa'
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – There’s no poverty in Samoa. So says Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, who has rejected a segment of the first State of Human Rights Report for Samoa about poverty in his country.
Some surprises in World Cup selection
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Regional
wellington – Malakai Fekitoa elatedly tweeted this weekend to express how he felt after he was announced as one of the 31 All Blacks squad elected for the Rugby World Cup 2015.
Brown spends $60,000 on travel
Monday 31 August 2015 | Published in Politics
In just 10 months, $60,806 has been spent from the public coffers on travel for Finance Minister Mark Brown.
SPCA to launch mass dog de-sexing
Monday 31 August 2015 | Published in Local
A programme to de-sex thousands of dogs on Rarotonga to curb the problem of canine overpopulation is being launched by the SPCA.
Gay rights campaign 'misunderstood'
Monday 31 August 2015 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands sexual diversity group hoping to decriminalise homosexuality has been met with concern from residents confusing the campaign with a bid for same-sex marriage.
Crumbling WWI headstone restored
Monday 31 August 2015 | Published in Local
In a small forgotten Turangi graveyard next to crumbling, broken limestone graves the headstone of World War One veteran John Ruru Maoate is again legible after being restored by the Cook Islands RSA.
11 drunk drivers caught
Monday 31 August 2015 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Police confiscated 11 vehicles from drunk drivers over the weekend in the Teau-O-Tonga district.
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